Introduction to principles of students’ scientific research
The course will be held during the Spring semester of the 2024/2025 academic year.
We offer you a course belonging to SSA work: the Introduction to principles of students’ scientific research.
The purpose of the subject is to familiarize students with the basic knowledge needed for the beginning of any scientific work.
The aim of the subject is to equip students with these skills before starting the SSA work, or even during an already running SSA work that has already started at the Semmelweis University.
Topics include, but are not limited to the planning of a scientific project, help in literature search, presentation skills, guide to write a formal thesis and biostatistical principles.
Sign up for the subject via NEPTUN.
Venue: Semmelweis University, 1089 Budapest, Nagyvárad square 4. (NET building), brown lecture hall,
Time: every Thursday 5.00 pm -6.30 pm
Type of exam: essay – up to 500 words
for writing the essay use the one or more material of the lectures to present what you have learned in the course to present the useful skills what you can use about your research or your research in the future
Credit value: 2.
First lecture: 13/02/2025 5.00 pm
Detailed Curriculum
1. week 13/02/2025 5.00 pm
Introduction to a Scientific Student Work. Past and present. The process and faults of information processing.
Prof Dr Attila SZIJÁRTÓ
university professor, director, president of SSA
Semmelweis University, Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Gastroenterology
2. week 20/02/2025 5.00 pm
The future of science and the importance of innovation
Prof Dr Péter FERDINANDY
vice-rector for science and innovations
university professor, director
Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
3. week 27/02/2025 5.00 pm
Basic biomedical research in the 21st century
Prof Dr Attila MÓCSAI
university professor, director
Department of Physiology
4. week 06/03/2025 5.00 pm
Literature research
Péter SZLUKA
director
Semmelweis University Central Library
5. week 13/03/2025 5.00 pm
Ethical questions of Human Research
Dr László NEMES
assistant professor
Institute of Behavioural Sciences
6. week 20/03/2025 5.00 pm
Preparation of scientific works, publications, and theses
Dr András FÜLÖP
assistant professor
Semmelweis University, Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Gastroenterology
7. week 27/03/2025 5.00 pm
Recipe for the future
Dr Szilárd VÁNCSA
deputy director
Centre for Translational Medicine
8. week 03/04/2025 5.00 pm
Basic and clinical biostatistics in daily use
Prof Dr Zoltán PROHÁSZKA
university professor
Department of Internal Medicine and Haematology
9. week 10/04/2025 5.00 pm
Advanced biostatistics
Dr Gábor KÖKÉNY
associate professor
Department of Translational Medicine
10. week 17/04/2025 5.00 pm
The basic principles and the ethics of animal experimentation
Dr Györgyi SZABÓ
associate professor, deputy director of the institute
Department of Surgical Research and Techniques
11. week 24/04/2025 5.00 pm
Presentation and style
Milán Gergő LEINDLER
instructor
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Applied Psychology
12. week 08/05/2025 5.00 pm
Data saves lives and public money
Prof Dr Miklós SZÓCSKA
dean of faculty, Faculty of Health and Public Administration
university professor, director
Health Services Management Training Centre
13. week 15/05/2025 5.00 pm
Course completion, summary
Course completion, summary.
Prof Dr Attila SZIJÁRTÓ
university professor, director, president of SSA
Semmelweis University, Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Gastroenterology